Dust-cloth containee



4 A, H0 LM. Dust CLOTH CONTAINER. VAPPLICAIHYON FILED SEPT. 23. Mo.

PatentedSep't; 5,1922.

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- A. HOLM. DUS.T CLOTH CONTAINER.

V APPLICATION men SEPT. 25k, 1920. 1,428,286, PatentedSept. 5,1922.

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WE arafafi of any suitable type. A stud 16 is secured Patented Sept. 5, 1922.

UNITED STATES azazea ANDREW HOLM, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

DUST-CLOTH CONTAINER.

Application filed September To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW HOLM, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dust-Cloth Containers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to dust cloth containers and the like, and has for its object the provision of a new and improved form and arrangement of container, within which a dust cloth may be kept when not in use and within which the cloth will be kept supplied with a suitable amount of oil.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

I The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part of thisspeoification, and in which,

Fig. 1, is a perspective view-of my improved container,

Fig. 2, a top view of the container shown in Fig. 1, partly broken away and partly in section,

Fig. 3, a vertical cross section taken on line 33 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 1, a horizontal cross section taken on' line 1-41 of Fig. 3.

The preferred form of construction, as illustrated in the drawings, comprises a casing 10 of any suitable type, being preferably pressed out of a single piece of metal, as is shown in Fig. 3. A cover 11 is secured upon the upper edge of the casing 10, being held inv position thereon by means of a turned flange 12, short pins 13 being used in registering openings through the edge of the casing and through the flange 12 for holding the cover against withdrawal from the easing. A lid 14 is secured in position upon the cover 11 by means of a spring hinge 15 upon the lid 14 for convenience of operation, and a handle 17 of any approved type, is secured upon one side of the casing 10. Mounted within the casing 10, in spaced re lation thereto on all sides, is a holder 17, formed of metal, the bottom and side walls of which are provided with perforations 18 at frequent intervals throughout the entire wall space. In the construction shown, the holder 17 is held in spaced relation With re- 23, 1920. Serial No. 412,320

spect to the'casing 10 by means of a quantity of absorbent material, of any desired type, which substantially fills the space between the holder and the casing. In the construc-. tion illustrated, this space is filled by a quantity of sawdust 19, which serves to maintain the holder 17 firmly in position. The particles of sawdust 19 are to be of a size so as not to pass readily through the perforations 18, whereby the interior of the holder is kept free of the sawdust.

Meansis provided for feeding oil'to the absorbent material 19, such means, in the construction shown, being in the form of open-ended tubes 20, two of which are used. These tubes extend downwardly into the body of the sawdust, with their lower ends at a point adjacent to the bottom of the holder 17, being held in position by means of a ring 21 to which they are attached. The ring21 is in turn held in position by means of a downwardlyextending flange 22, which" extends downwardly within the upper edge of the holder 17 g With the parts in the position and condition as shown in Fig. 3, with the sawdust 19 provided with a suitable quantity of oil, a dust cloth or a round mop can be inserted in the holder 17 through the opening upon which the lid 14 is mounted. By reason of the dust cloth or the mopping member being kept in the holder 17 adjacent to the oil carrying absorbent material 19, the cloth or mop is provided with a small amount of oil, which seeps through the perforations 18. When the dust cloth, or other like device, is returned to the holder 17 after having lost a portion of its oil in use, a slight additional portion of oil is gradually assumed by the cloth preparatory to the next period of use. I have found in practice that by the use of a device of this type the oil is distributed to the various parts of the dust cloth or mop more perfectly and to better advantage than can be done by a direct application of the oil to the cloth. My device, therefore, is a combination of a container for the cloth or mop and a means for applying additional oil thereto as may be required.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore do not wish to be limitedto the precise details of construction set forth, but

desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters tatent is: W

1. A container for a dust cloth or the like comprising a casing; a holder having perforations in its walls arranged in said casing in spaced relation with respect thereto; a quantity of absorbent material substantially filling the space between said parts and sup porting said holder within said casing; and an open-ended tube extending down into said absorbent material for feeding oil thereto, substantially as described.

2. A container for a dust cloth or the like comprising a casing; a holder having ertorations in its walls arran ed in said casing in spaced relation with respect thereto; a quantity of absorbent material substantially filling the space between said parts; a ring mounted on said holder and extending outwardly from its upper edge; and a plurality of open-ended tubes carried by said ring and extending downinto said absorbent material for feeding oil to the bottom thereof, substantially as described.

3. A container for a dust cloth or the like comprising a casing; a removable holder having perforations in its walls arranged in said casing in spaced relation with respect thereto; a quantity of sawdust substantially filling the space between said parts and supiaaaase porting said holder within saidicasing; and a plurality of open-ended tubes extending down into said sawdust for feeding oil thereto, substantially as described.

4. A container for a dust cloth or the like comprising a cylindrical casing; a quantity of absorbent material in said casing; a perforated holder within said casing, the side walls and bottom of said holder being imbedded in said material and supported thereby in spaced relation with respect to said casing; and means extending down into said material for feeding oil or the like thereto, substantially as described.

A. container for a dust cloth or the like comprising a casing; a perforated holder arranged in said casing; a quantity of absorbent material in said casing supporting said holder in spaced relation with respect to said casing; an outwardly extending supporting member arranged on the upper edge ofsaid holder and resting on the top surface of said material; and oppositely disposed means carried'by saidring and extending down into said material for feeding oil or the like to the bottom thereof, substantially as described.

In testimony whereoii'l'have signed my name'to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. V

" ANDREl/V HOLM.

Witnesses JosHUA R. H. Porrs, Rosa K. TRIB. 

